Portable body waste collecting system

ABSTRACT

A system intended to be wheeled beneath a hospital bed for collecting and temporarily storing body waste materials excreted by a person confined to the bed. The system includes a cart having cabinet structure thereon which encloses the apparatus supported on the cart. The mattress of the bed is provided with an aperture that receives a drain pipe which communicates with a disposable waste receptacle supported by the cart. A chamber communicated with the drain pipe is positioned on the upper side of the mattress for engaging the obvious areas of the confined person to initially collect the excreted materials and direct them into the drain pipe. The chamber may be fixedly attached to the lower torso of the confined person so that even though his consciousness or body waste emitting system may be impaired, the likelihood of soiling his gown and/or bed linens is obviated. A flapper valve is positioned within the drain pipe to minimize offensive odors and which opens by the weight of the excreted materials, thus allowing passage thereof to the receptacle. A reservoir is mounted on the cart and contains a quantity of temperature-controlled water having an antiseptic therein. A nozzle communicates with the reservoir and may be controllably directed by hospital personnel to cleanse or flush the chamber and the areas of the confined person which may have come in contact with the excreted materials. The system preferably includes an audio alarm device that is activated when the receptacle is full to assure timely replacement thereof.

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[ 1 Sept. 11, 1973 PORTABLE BODY WASTE COLLECTING SYSTEM [75] Inventors:Ralph Y. Allen; Judd F. Allen, 107

Fifth Ave., both of Cleveland, Miss.

[73] Assignee: said Judd F. Allen, by said Ralph Y.

Allen [22] Filed: Sept. 9, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 179,062

Primary Examinerl-lenry K. Artis Att0mey.lohn R. Walker, 111

[57] ABSTRACT A system intended to be wheeled beneath a hospital bed forcollecting and temporarily storing body waste materials excreted by aperson confined to the bed. The system includes a cart having cabinetstructure thereon which encloses the apparatus supported on the cart.The mattress of the bed is provided with an aperture that receives adrain pipe which communicates with a disposable waste receptaclesupported by the cart. A chamber communicated with the drain pipe ispositioned on the upper side of the mattress for engaging the obviousareas of the confined person to initially collect the excreted materialsand direct them into the drain pipe. The chamber may be fixedly attachedto the lower torso of the confined person so that even though I hisconsciousness or body waste emitting system may be impaired, thelikelihood of soiling his gown and/or bed linens is obviated. A flappervalve is positioned within the drain pipe to minimize offensive odorsand which opens by the weight of the excreted materials, thus allowingpassage thereof to the receptacle. A reservoir is mounted on the cartand contains a quantity of temperature-controlled waterhaving anantiseptic therein. A nozzle communicates with the reservoir and may becontrollably directed by hospital personnel to cleanse or flush thechamber and the areas of the confined person which may have come incontact with the excreted materials. The system preferably includes anaudio alarm device that is activated when the receptacle is full toassure timely replacement thereof.

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PORTABLE BODY WASTE COLLECTING SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.Field of the Invention This invention relates to portable body wastecollecting systems, particularly of the type associated with a hospitalbed.

2. Description of the Prior Art Probably one of the least sanitary andmost laborconsuming procedures in present day hospitals and/orconvalescent homes is the various methods employed to take care of thebody waste excreted by a patient, i. e., specifically urine and feces.This problem is irrelevant for an ambulatory patient, i. e., any patientwho can autonomously move to the commode facility usually locatedadjacent each hospital room. However, the most prevalent means forsolving this problem for immobile patients'is the well known bed pan.

Many patients of hospitals and extended care facilities are forced touse bedpans for one reason or another, e. g., critical heart attackpatients are not even permitted to roll over on their side for the firstweek or days.

Under normal circumstances, one person, e.g., a nurse or the like,simply positions the patient upon a bedpan. However, the patient must besufficiently aware and cognizant of his need for a bedpan. Furthermore,the patient must not only recognize his need, but also he must becomeaware of it far enough in advance to allow a nurse or aide to get to hisroom before excretion begins. For a great number of patients who need touse a bedpan, the levels of consciousness required to summon bedpanassistance may not be at their command. Thus, the bedpan is of little orno use for these patients. Also, even if the patient possesses reasoningand his consciousness powers are present, he may not have control of hisbody waste emitting systems, again making the bedpan highly inadequate.

In other words, a significant portion of the time the patients gownsand/or bed linens are messed up by waste expulsion. Naturally, when thissituation occurs, a high level of uncleanliness exists. In addition,labor costs are increased since the nurse, as well as one or twoorderlies may be needed to change the linens, possibly switchmattresses, and change the patients gown, etc.

A preliminary patentability search revealed the following U.S. Pat.Nos.: Beem 2,500,738; Kappel 3,323,146; Sadaji Hiraga 3,345,652; andChasse et al. 3,444,567. None of the above patents show or suggestapplicants device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed towardsovercoming the disadvantages and problems relative to toilet facilitiesfor a person confined to a bed. The concept of the present invention isto provide a self-contained system which may be wheeled beneath ahospital bed or the like for collecting and temporarily storing bodywaste materials excreted by a person confined to a bed.

The system includes a cart having attractice cabinet structure thereonwhich encloses various apparatus supported on the cart and yet to bedescribed. The mattress of the bed is provided with an aperture thatreceives a drainpipe which communicates with a disposable type wastereceptacle supported by the cart. A chamber communicated with the drainpipe is positioned on the upper side of the mattress for engaging theobvious areas of the confined person to initially collect the excretedmaterials and direct them into the drain pipe. This chamber may befixedly attached to the lower torso of the confined person so that eventhough his consciousness or body waste emitting systems may be impaired,the likelihood of soiling his gown and/or bed linen is obviated. Aflapper valve is positioned within the drain pipe to minimize offensiveodors and which automatically opens by the weight of the excretedmaterials, thus allowing passage thereof to the receptacle. A reservoir,also supported by the cart, contains a quantity oftemperature-controlled water having an antiseptic chemical therein. Anozzle communicates with the reservoir and may be controllably directedby hospital personnel to cleanse or flush the chamber and the areas ofthe confined person which may have come in contact with the excretedmaterials, i.e., using the chemically treated water preferably beingmaintained at a body temperature. Also, there is preferably in thechemically treated water a body moisture restorer. The system preferablyincludes an alarm device-or a buzzer that is activated when thereceptacle is full, thus alerting hospital personnel of the necessityfor replacement of the disposable receptacle.

One embodiment of the system includes an expandable conduit whichcommunicates the chamber with the drain pipe, allowing the confinedperson to roll over on his side without disengaging himself from thechamber or disengaging the chamber from the drain pipe.

The advantages of the portable body waste collecting system of thepresent invention are: First, it is a laborthe expulsions of the bodywastes. In'contrast, orderlies assist or replace the receptacle attheirconvenience. Thirdly, the portable body waste collecting system' of thepresent invention is more sanitary than the bedpan and other knowndevices. In fact, thissystem is more sanitary than the common commode.Also, the waste is never exposed to the outside atmosphere. In an effortto maximize sanitation, not only is body waste not exposed to theatmosphere, but also a water antiseptic solution is utilized, asheretofore explained, to improve the sanitation. Furthermore, thepatient is always prepared to use the portable body waste collectingsystem of the present invention rather than placing him upon a devicewhen he gets the urge, as is the case in certain prior devicesreferenced above. In addition, excretion is permitted at any time and inany position. Thus, if a patient is incapacitated from a medicalstandpoint, as for example, in traction, he can still perform the bodyfunctions without being moved.

Fourthly, the portable body waste collecting system of the presentinvention may be made use of to bathe the patient. In other words, awater impervious sheet or the like having a hole therein suitably placedover the chamber would direct the water accumulated by the bathingprocess down the drain system of the present invention.

Fifthly, the portability of the device provides means so that when thepatient becomes better, a plug or the like may be inserted into theaperture in the mattress and the portable device of the presentinvention may be wheeled away to utilization elsewhere.

Sixthly, strap means are optionally provided to prevent random patientmovement and to prevent his getting out of bed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a side elevational view of abed and a front elevational view of the portable body waste collectingsystem of the present invention, showing the preferred positioningthereof with respect to the bed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bed and the portable body waste collectingsystem of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken as on the line III-III of FIG. 2,showing one embodiment of the chamber and the expandable conduit in apreferred arrangement with the mattress of the bed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing certain components of the portablebodywaste collecting system and the preferred interconnection one withthe other.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken as on the line VV of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken as on the line VI-VI of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken as on the line VII- VII of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an alternate embodiment for the chamber showingcertain flexible weblike structure thereof in an outwardly extendingposition.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken as on the'line IX-IX of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 8 showing the flexible weblikestructure of the chamber in a diaperlike position as it might appearwhen fixedly attached to the lower torso of the confined person.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The portable body wastecollecting system 11 of the present invention is intended to be used inconjunction with a bed 13, e.g., a hospital bed or the like. The system11 generally includes a cart 15 which supports a receptacle 17 forstoring body waste materials excreted by a person confined to the bed13, drain structure 19 extending through an aperture 21 in a mattress 23for the bed 13 and having the lower end thereof communieating with thereceptacle 17, chamber structure 25 communicated with the upper end ofthe drain structure 19 and positioned on the upper side of the mattress23 for contiguously engaging the appropriate areas of the confinedperson to initially collect the excreted materials and direct them intothe drain structure 19, valve structure 27 positioned within the drainstructure I9 adjacent the chamber structure 25, i. e., the valve 27being of suitable well known structure includes a pivoted flaplikemember 28 biased to a closed position and operable to an open positionby the weight of the excreted materials resting thereon so that they maypass from the chamber 25 and ultimately be received by the receptaclel7, reservoir structure 29 also supported by the cart 15 and containinga fluid 31 for cleansing the chamber 25 and the areas of the confinedperson which may have come in contact with the excreted materials, andfinally, a flexible conduit 33 having one end thereof communicating withthe reservoir 29 for directing the fluid 31 controllably outwardly fromthe opposite end thereof to enable a workman to flush the chamber 25 andthe unclean areas of the confined person with a copious amount of thefluid 31.

The cart 15, having the casters or wheels 35, is positioned beneath thebed 13 by a person grasping a handle 37 conveniently attached thereto.The cart 15 includes ordinary frame structure conveniently rigidlyassembled to receive a plurality of ordinary sheet metal panels 39,e.g., stainless steel or the like.

The interior of the cart 15 is conveniently arranged so that acompartment 41 is provided for suitable storage of bed linens 43 or thelike. In addition, a roll of toilet paper 49 is contained in compartment41. The interior of the cart 15 also accommodates the previouslymentioned reservoir 29, an automatic retractable reel 45 for convolutelywinding the flexible conduit 33 thereabout, and a compartment 51 forremovably holding a rigid pail-like member 53, i. e., the pail-like member 53 receives the receptacle 17. The receptacle 17 preferably isconstructed from inexpensive lightweight plastic having a neck portion55 which may conveniently b'e sealably attached to the lower end of thedrain structure 19.

It should be understood that in the interest of economy, the reservoir29 may be suitably supported by structure (not shown) which positionsthe reservoir 29 at a height about the upper surface of the mattress 23so that the fluid 31 may gravitate downwardly therefrom through theflexible conduit 33 for purposes previously described. However, I preferthat the reservoir 29 be positioned within the cabinet 15 in a manner asabove described. Accordingly, an electrically driven pump 57 ispreferably interposed between the reservoir 29 and the reel 45 forforcing the fluid 31 through the conduit 33.

The reel 45 is conveniently fitted with a typical fluidtight sleevemember (not shown) for allowing the flexible conduit 33 to be unwoundtherefrom without leaking the fluid 31 in a manner obvious to thoseskilled in the art. Access to the compartments 51 is gained by a door 59having a handle 60 thereon and being hingedly attached to the cart 15.

The compartment 41 preferably is in the form of a drawer, accordingly, adrawer front 61 (FIG. 1) is provided having a handle 63 thereon.

The cart 15 may optionally be constructed so as to have adjustable legs(not shown) of suitable well known construction, i. e., the legs beingconveniently fitted thereto so that the overall height of the cart 15may be adjusted to accommodate a variety of beds having their respectivemattresses 23 at various heights above a supporting surface 65.Accordingly, the upper surface of the cart 15 is in close proximity tothe underneath surface of the bed structure, e. g., the mattress 23, asshown in FIGS. 5 7 of the drawings, or other supporting structurethereof, e.g., bed springs (not shown) or the like. It should beunderstood that the mattress supporting structure alluded to above wouldalso have an aperture in alignment with the aperture 21 for likewisereceiving the drain structure 19.

A nozzle 67and a valve 69 are conveniently fitted to the flexibleconduit 33 as best illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 7 of the drawings, in amanner obvious to those skilled in the art. Also, a valve 70 ispreferably fitted to reservoir 29 for the filling thereof.

The system preferably includes a typical gauge 71 convenientlypositioned on the face panel 39 shown in FIG. 1. The gauge 71 indicatesthe quantity of fluid 31 contained in the reservoir 29.

The system includes an electric heater assembly 73 (FIGS. 6 and 7) forheating the fluid 31 The heater 73 is conveniently depicted in thedrawings as being subjacent the reservoir 29; however, the heater 73 maybe any of the well known types, e. g., submersible heating elements,etc. I

The heater 73 is thermostatically controlled by a thermostat 75. Thethermostat 75 preferably includes a thermometer scale which indicatesthe temperature of the fluid 31 and which is conveniently positioned onthe face panel 39 as shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings. The fluidpreferably is maintained at an optimum temperature, e. g., 100 F. orthereabout. Obviously, the temperature selected for the fluid 31 shouldbe such that when it is directed upon the body of the confined person itshould be soothing to his skin.

- The system 11 also includes an alerting device 77 (FIGS. 5 and 6)which is automatically triggered when the weight of the receptacle 17reaches a predetermined magnitude. The alerting device 77 includesweight sensitive structure 79 well known to those skilled in the artwhich closes aswitch 81 when the weight of the receptacle 17 reaches thepredetermined magnitude.

It may be preferable that the alerting device 77 include a visualindicator 83, e. g., a light or the like conveniently positioned on theface panel 39, as shown in FIG. 1. Additionally, it may be desirablethat the alerting device 77 include a buzzer 85 as symbolically shown inFIG. 4 of the drawings. In other words, the weight sensitive structure79 could be so adjusted that the visual indicator 83 is automaticallyilluminated prior to the receptacle 17 becoming full and the buzzer 85automatically sounds when the receptacle 17 is absolutely full.Accordingly, the hospital personnel would preferably replace thedisposable receptacle 17 after the visual indicator 83 comes on andprior to the buzzer 85 being activated, thus avoiding the audiodisturbance of the buzzer 85.

pensing a deoderizing antiseptic substanceinto the fluid orwater 31. Thedispenser 87 preferably isconve- The system 11 also includes a dispenser87 for dis- Y for containing the antiseptic. The dispenser 87 ,is soconstructed that it may be slidably moved outwardly from the face panel39 (FIG. 7), thus exposing a longitudinal slit or opening (not shown) inthe cylindrical portion 89. The antiseptic is placed in the cylindricalportion 89 through the slit and the dispenser 87 is then moved inwardlyand rotated about a-horizontal axis so that the slit is directeddownwardly, thus the antiseptic gravitates outwardly therethrough,andsince the dis penser 87 is positioned above the fluid 31, the antisepticis introduced thereto.

The principal embodiment for the chamber structure 25 has a contourshaped member 90 which comfortably fits the lower torso of the humanbody. lt is anticipated that a variety of different sized members 90would be desirable, e.g., one size for children, perhaps a medium sizefor adolescents or adult females, and a larger size for adult malepatients, etc. The member preferably is constructed from a waterimpervious, supported .vinyl plastic or the like having a squeezablysoft cushion thickness and a waterproof skin thereto, i.e., the member90 has considerable resilience so as to maintain a predetermined shapewithout creating uncomfortable pressure against the area of the confinedpatient to which it comes in contact.

The chamber 25 also includes a flexible weblike triangular-shaped waterimpervious belt portion 91, i. e., somewhat resembling the well knownthreecornered diaper. The belt portion 91 preferably has opposing ends91', 91" respectively provided with a plurality of eyelets 93. The beltportion 91 is intended to be wrapped around the waist of the confinedperson, i. e., the ends 91, 91" being laced together by a fabric lace(not shown) typically inserted through the eyelets 93. It should beunderstood that the ends 91 91" may be fixedly attached one to the otherin any other well known manner, e.g., by the use of Velcro" fasteners orthe like. Further, the member 90 and the belt 91 may be integrallyformed or constructed separately and suitably joined so as to assureunobstructed entrance into the drainpipe 19.

The belt portion 91 also includes a tab 91" which is intended to bepositioned between the legs of the confined person and the end thereofsecured to the ends 91', 91 in any, well known manner, e.g., as by Vel:cro fasteners or the like.

The resilient member 90 includes a lower horizontally disposed bowlportion 95 which is intended to snugly lit the buttocks of the confinedperson and a crotch cup portion 97 extending upwardly from the bowlportion 95. and which is intended to be worn between the legs of theconfined person. The bowl portion 95 and the cup portion 97 preferablyare integrally joined to better enhance the ability thereof to directurine downwardly towards the drain 19, i.e., the bowl portion 95 beingprovided with an aperture 99 which ultimately opens into the drain pipe.19. The member 90 preferably includes a continuous ridge portion 100which extends around the perimeter thereof and provides optimum sealingwithltheskin of the confined person.

' The principal embodiment preferably includes an ex-- pandableconduitl0l'for communicating the chamber structure 25 with the drain structure19 and for allowing the confined person to rollover on his side withoutdisengaging himself from the chamber 25 or dis'enga'g ing the chamber 25from the drain 19. If desired, ex pandable conduit 101 may be madewithout ridges and stretchable to some extent to allow expansion withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Theexpandable conduit 101 may be constructed integrally with the chamber 25or independently therefrom and suitably attached thereto in any wellknown manner as by the use of hose clamps or the like. The lower end ofthe expandable conduit 101 preferably is sealably attached to the drainpipe 19 by the use of a hose clamp 103, i. e., the lower end of theexpandable conduit 101 preferably having, astraight sided portionthereto for circumferentially. engaging the upper end of the drain pipe19, the hose clamp 103 circumferentially engaging the lower end of theconduit 101 in a typical manner.

More specifically, the expandable conduit 101 having annularaccordion-like folds and constructed of a resilient plastic, e.g., vinylor the like, yields to a pulling force applied when the confined personrolls over on his side. Thus, the accordion folds provide extra lengthto the conduit ll. Conversely, when the confined person returns to thesupine position, the resilient nature of the conduit 101 causes it toretract. Thus, the bowl portion 95 of the member 90 and the conduit 101are again received within the aperture 21 of the mattress 23, as bestshown in FIG. 3 of the drawings.

Referring now to FIG. 4 of the drawings wherein it may be seen that thesystem 11 includes an electrical power cable 105 having a plug 107suitably connected to the one end thereof and for insertion into aconvenient voltage outlet, e.g., 115 volts AC or the like.Additionally,-switch 109 is provided for interrupting the power to thesystem 11. Closing the switch 109 allows current to flow to the switch81, to the thermostat 75, and to a switch 111. Closing the switch 111energizes a motor 113 which drives the fluid pump 57.

Operating the pump 57 causes the fluid 31 to flow from the reservoir 29and emanate out the nozzle 67, i. e., controllably by the valve 69 in amanner obvious to those skilled in the art.

The switch 81 is actuated by the weight sensitive structure 79 in amanner previously described, i. e., closing the switch 81 causes thebuzzer 85 to be energized.

The thermostat 75 intermittently energizes the heater 73 so asto-maintain the fluid 31 at an optimum temperature as previouslydescribed.

FIGS. 8 10 of the drawings depict an alternate embodiment for thechamber structure which will conveniently be referenced by the numeral225. The chamber 225 includes a panlike member 290 preferably formedfrom a resilient plastic or the like, e.g., water impervious vinyl. Thepanlike member 290, being much larger than the member 90 of theprincipal embodiment, substantially reaches both sides of the bed asbest viewed in FIGS. 8 and 10 of the drawings.

The member 290 includes a flat horizontally disposed pan portion 295 andan upwardly extending crotch cup portion 297 substantially identical'tothe crotch cup portion 97 previously described for the principalembodiment.

The chamber 225 also includes a three-cornered belt portion 291 similarto the belt portion 91 previously described for the principalembodiment. In other words, the belt portion 291 includes an opposingpair of ends 291, 291 and 'a tab portion 291'.

The pan portion 295 is provided with an aperture 299 ultimately leadinginto the drain pipe 19. In this regard,

a substantially rigid collar 201 communicates the pan portion 295 withthe drain pipe 19, i.e., through the aperture 299 therein. In otherwords, the collar 201, preferably being integrally formed with the panportion 295, extends downwardly through an aperture 221 in the mattress23 and circumferentially engages the upper end of the drain pipe 19. Ahose clamp 203 bindingly secures the collar 201 to the pipe 19 in atypical manner.

The difference between the aperture 221 and the aperture 21 should beobserved, i.e., the upper end of the aperture 21 has the walls thereofflared outwardly so as to suitably receive the member 90, whereas thewalls of the aperture 221 are straight from the bottom side of themattress 23 to the upper side thereof.

From FIG. 9 of the drawings, it may be seen that the floor of the panportion 295 slopes inwardly toward the aperture 299 so as to provide anatural drainage for urine, etc., collected by the pan portion 295.Additionally, the pan portion 295 includes a continuous ridge portion205 extending about the perimeter thereof for further precluding urine,etc., from leaving the pan portion 295 by any path other than throughthe aperture 299. It should be understood that since the panlike member290 is preferably formed from a resilient substance that the weight ofthe confined person is further used to an advantage in forming abowl-like shape to the panlike member 290.

For obvious reasons, it is preferable that the aperture 299 besubstantially centered with respect to the buttocks of the confinedperson, i.e., minimizing the cleanup operation by the hospitalpersonnel.

It should be pointed out that FIG. 8 of the drawings depicts the chamber225 as it would appear when opened outwardly. Additionally, FIG. 10depicts the chamber 225 as it would appear when suitably engaging thelower torso of the confined person. In other words, the edges 29],291"are brought together in like manner as previously described for theedges 91',

91" in the principal embodiment. Additionally, the tab portion 291" isfolded upwardly and over the crotch cup portion 297 extending betweenthe legs of the confined person and the end thereof is suitably attachedto the end portions 291, 291" in like manner as previously described forthe tab portion 91" in the principal embodiment.

Like the principal embodiment, the weblike belt 291 is water imperviousand when attached to the confined person directs the urine, etc.,downwardly for ultimate reception in the drain pipe 19.

The chamber 225 additionally includes the pair of strap members 207 asbest viewed in FIG. 10 of the drawings. The strap members 207 arefixedly attached to the respective end portions 291', 291", thusproviding free ends 207' thereto for removable attachment to the bedstructure 13 in any well known manner. It should be pointed'out that thestrap members 207 are provided for strapping the confined person to thebed 13 when it has been determined advisable to preclude him fromturning onto his side or setting up from the bed. 9

Thechamber- 225 may-be used with a rubberized sheet (not shown) or the.like having an aperture therein which preferably is placed in alignmentwith the aperture 299, for bathing the confined person. In other words,the weight of the confined person being concentrated about the aperture299 provides a sloping surface for the rubberized sheet (not shown)toward the drain 19. The water contained in the reservoir 29 simplifiesthe bathing process substantially, i.e., providing a portable showerlikemeans for quickly and efficiently bathing the confined person.Accordingly, the compartment41'may preferably store towels, etc., forexpediting the bathing process.

It should be pointed out that another advantage to the chamber 225 isachieved when it is necessary that the confined person be given anenema. Obviously, the expulsion subsequent to an enema using a bedpanresults in a most unsanitary and time-consuming clean-up v operation.The chamber 225 simply collects the expulsion, as well as the body wasteand directs them down the drain. The nozzle 67 is also convenientlyutilized at this time for aiding in the flushing of the lower torso ofthe confined person, as well as the chamber 225 in the manner previouslydescribed for flushing the chamber 25.

Additionally, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that byusing the system 11 of the present invention patients having diarrhea isno longer a clean-up problem since either of the chambers 25, 225provide an optimum means of collecting the waste expulsion resulting ina minimum clean-up by the hospital personnel in like manner aspreviously described.

Although the invention has been described and illustrated with respectto preferred embodiments thereof, it is not to be so limited sincechanges and modifica-' tions may be made therein which are within thefull intended scope of the present invention.

We claim:

ll. In combination, a bed having a mattress thereon provided with anaperture centrally thereof, a portable body waste collecting systemincluding portable cart means, receptacle means supported by said cartmeans for Storing body waste materials excreted by a person confined tosaid bed, drain means extending through said aperture in said mattressand communicating with said receptacle means, chamber means communicatedwith said drain means and positioned on the upper side of said mattressfor contiguously engaging certain areas of the confined person toinitially collect said excreted materials and direct them into saiddrain means, reservoir means supported by said cart means and containinga fluid for cleansing said chamber means and certain areas of theconfined person which may have come in contact with said excretedmaterials, flexible conduit means having one end thereof communicatingwith said reservoir means for directing said fluid controllablyoutwardly from the opposite end thereof to enable a workman to flushsaid chamber means and said unclean areas of the confined person with acopious amount of said fluid, and weblike water impervious body bindingmeans integrally attached to said chamber means for sealably attachingsaid chamber means to the lower torso of the confined person.

2. The combination of claim 1 in which is included strap means forstrapping said confined person to said bed to prevent him from turningonto his side, said strap means being attached to said body bindingmeans and having free ends thereto for removable attachment to said bed.

1. In combination, a bed having a mattress thereon provided with anaperture centrally thereof, a portable body waste collecting systemincluding portable cart means, receptacle means supported by said cartmeans for storing body waste materials excreted by a person confined tosaid bed, drain means extending through said aperture in said mattressand communicating with said receptacle means, chamber means communicatedwith said drain means and positioned on the upper side of said mattressfor contiguously engaging certain areas of the confined person toinitially collect said excreted materials and direct them into saiddrain means, reservoir means supported by said cart means and containinga fluid for cleansing said chamber means and certain areas of theconfined person which may have come in contact with said excretedmaterials, flexible conduit means having one end thereof communicatingwith said reservoir means for directing said fluid controllablyoutwardly from the opposite end thereof to enable a workman to flushsaid chamber means and said unclean areas of the confined person with acopious amount of said fluid, and weblike water impervious body bindingmeans integrally attached to said chamber means for sealably attachingsaid chamber means to the lower torso of the confined person.
 2. Thecombination of claim 1 in which is included strap means for strappingsaid confined person to said bed to prevent him from turning onto hisside, said strap means being attached to said body binding means andhaving free ends thereto for removable attachMent to said bed.